Liebe und Tod auf Java Filming Locations

Part 1:Java, 1939. Hellen, daughter of the German-born tobacco plantation owner Arthur Landgraf, meets the banker Hans Jakob Braun, who had to leave his belongings behind when he fled Nazi Germany. The love of the two is not under a favorable star, because with the invasion of the Nazis in Holland, Germans are also in the Dutch colony as enemies. There are arson attacks on the plantation. Finally, Hellen gives in to the insistence of her father, who has a heart condition, and gives the influential Dutchman Joop van Boven her yes. This connection promises protection for father and daughter. However, the colonial administrator soon realizes that his fiancée's heart beats for someone else. Meanwhile, Hans is interned in a camp for opponents of the war, as the Dutch administration sees him primarily as a German, despite his persecution as a Jew. At Hellen's urgent request, Joop uses himself for the rival, who is then released again. Luck would be perfect, but the old Landgrave's death hits Hellen hard. According to the will, she is the sole heir and gets into a bitter argument with her greedy half-brother Conrad. While she takes care of Hans, who has become seriously ill from imprisonment, Conrad secretly takes over the business and leads the plantation to the brink of ruin. Hellen throws the scheming brother and his cold-hearted wife Ilse out of the house - but when Japan enters the war the unexpected happens: the Japanese occupy the island, and their allies regain the upper hand on Java. Thanks to his good relations with the Nazis, Conrad can finally chase the hated stepsister off the plantation. Hellen is desperate, but then the tide turns again. Part 2: According to the last will of her late father Arthur, Hellen becomes the sole heir to the traditional tobacco plantation. Times are difficult, but under the protection of her fiancé, the Dutch colonial administrator Joop van Boven, Hellen is able to keep production going. However, Joop soon realizes that Hellen's heart is not beating for him. She loves the Jew Hans Jakob Braun, who was arrested because of his German origins and interned in a camp for opponents of the war. At Hellen's request, Joop still uses himself for the rival, who is then released. While Hellen takes care of Hans, whose depressed wife Fridel committed suicide, her brother Conrad, a staunch National Socialist, secretly takes over the business. With his megalomaniac ideas, he is leading the plantation to the brink of ruin. With Hans' clever intervention alone, the bank grants the troubled company a vital loan. For Hellen the measure is now full: She throws the scheming brother and his wife Ilse out of the house. But when the Japanese entered the war, the unexpected happened. Java is occupied by the Japanese, who are connected to the Germans, and thanks to the protection of the Germans, Conrad can chase his hated stepsister from the plantation. Hellen is desperate, but with the end of the war the tide turns again.